Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-08-18

whining, his tail down and his courage
gone, and skunk under my bed That
the dog was suffering with hydrophobia
there could be no doubt. AS he re-
turned from the reception-room there
was foam on his jaws, and he was so
weak he staggered.
Had | been we'll man and fully
armed my situation would have been
bad enough. There / was, perfectly
helpless, locked in with the brute, and
knowing that it might be hours before
death came to him. MY servant had q
key to the door, and when he returned
he would open it and walk in. There
was not the slightest question but that
the dog would at once attack him. |
had two or three minutes in which to
think, and it was wonderful how clear
headed | was. l looked upon my own
chance as hopeless, and therefore de-
termined that when Henry returned |
would call out to him before he got the
door open. was also concerned for
fear the dog would get out of the build
ing. 1t was crowded neighborhood,
and he might bite score of people be-
fore he was destroyed.
1t is said that the presence OF great
danger sharpens the sense of hearing.
believe this to be true, for | have had
several personal experiences. As l
lay there waiting for my servant to
return l plainly heard sounds which
could not have come to my ears under
ordinary circumstances. At the foot
of the second flight of stairs, dis
lance of fully seventy feet from my
bed, Henry was stopped by young
man who lodged on that floor. l heard
him say:
II was waiting here to tell you that
Captain Williams brute of dog
passed upstairs short time ago. l.
the captain therep'
"He was not there when | left"
Sand he has not come in after the
dog. The animal had scaly look,
and you'd better be careful how you
drive him out"
Thanks, sir; I'll hurry right up"
heard my man come upstairs and
along the hall. AS soon as he saw
that my bedroom door was shut he
seemed to suspect the worst, and he
acted like hero. He came dowu tho
hall on tip-toe, put his face close to III,
door and sang out:
Colonel, l know the big dog is ii
your room, and / am going for help
If he comes near you shut your eye;
and pretend to be dead
The sound of his voice put the dog
into frenzy. He growled and snarlet
and snapped, and us the man hurried
down the hall the beast rushed from
under the bed with dreadful howl ant
began rushing around the room as be
fore. After making the circle of thu
bedroom four or five times he DASHED
into the reception room. There HI
quite overturned the center-table
and in his fury he wrenched off ;
leg with his teeth and destroyed
the upholstering of the sofa. | wa
terribly excited, and had | given way
to my feelings l should have screamed
out like woman. shut my eye
tightly, braced my nerves by Gliding
myself for coward, and when thu
climax came l was fairly ready for it.
knew that the dog would sooner o
later turn to me, and as he left the re
ception-room he was on the foot of tin
bed in two bounds. There was an opel
book lying there, and he seized AM
worried this for a moment. The
came walking up to my face, bearing
his full weight on my broken leg, ant
giving me intense pain. My arms ant
hands were on the cover. and the foam
from his mouth fell upon my bare flesh
He put both paws on my chest, an,
ran his nose over my face to snuff a
me, and he was all the time snarlini
and whining in way to take the nerv
away from the stoutest man.
don't know whether he would hav
bitten me or not, could / have II
manned quiet, but such think as hold
ing my nerves steady for over aminut
was utterly impossible. l was feelin
that l must throw up my hands an
scream out when the beast leaped o
the bed He had heard people in tn
hall. He ran about the room WHINING
and snarling, and all at once made
spring for the door of the reception
room, which was being shut by huma
hands. A space six or eight inehe
wide was left, and when the dog al
tempted to push his head into this,
couple of bullets were fired into hin
and he backed out to fall dead. Henri
had summoned two policemen, an
while the brute stood near me on tn
bed the faithful servant had entere
the reception-room and pushed tn
door as nearly shut as they wanted i
having believed that the dog woul
behave Just as he did. That Gar wa
: suffering with hydrophobia none coul
doubt from his looks and conduct. Ii
side of twenty days two house-dog
which he had snapped at as be came u
went mad, and then there was no flu
Their question that l had had clos
shave from a horrible desth.-N.
Sun.
-"Oh, Rowena," exclaimed Volt
germ 7; pemeasure, dropping on L
| knees without a struggle, ''yoJ
beauty fires NV heart" My daugl
, ter" said old HengiSt Wheatcorne
, entering thN room, ii viii divid
; the contract with you: 1 win fire Il
rest of him." Which he dld.-Burdett
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